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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
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Summary of changes for February
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Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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Another Of My Essays in French
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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We left our mooring at...
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
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How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Let's Be Enemies
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
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Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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Free French Bombers Over France
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
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Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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France’s Long March Against Racism
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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